A 17-plus highlights good trout action at Corona Lake

A 17-pound class trout and three in the 13-pound range where the top rainbows landed this past week at Corona Lake in an excellent trout bite at this western Riverside County water.

Bob Sawyer of Corona was the angler who landed the week's best fish, a 17.2-pound rainbow he fooled with salmon peach Nitro Bait. Jim Lindsey, Riverside, caught a 13.8-pounder, while Noe Alcia, Menifee, had a 13 1/2-pounder. Mike, Tammy, and Brad Nickerson, all Los Angeles, topped off their 15-fish, 28-pound stringer with a 13-4 rainbow.

Quite a few limits were reported. Cathy, Russ, and Katie Reynolds, all Diamond Bar, had 15 rainbows that weighed a total of 26 pounds and their top trout was a nice five-pounder. Adam Phillips, San Bernardino, bought two permits and landed nine trout that weighed 13 pounds, including a 5-8 rainbow. Coty Griewe, Fontana, have five trout topped by a 1-8. Ron Bencomo, Alta Loma, topped off his 13-pound, six-fish stringer with a three-pounder, while Ramon Villanueva, Pico Rivera, landed eight trout weighing in at 11 pounds total, including a two pounder.

More of the Mt. Lassen Trout Farms monster rainbows will be planted again next week, the biggest trout will come with this stocking, and the popular Nebraska Tailwalkers will go in this week.

Following the final trophy trout weekend April 2-5, there will be a special two-for-one event sponsored by Eagle Claw on Saturday, April 18. This is Angler Appreciation Day and with each purchase of a full-price lake admission, your wife or fishing buddy gets in free.

Corona Lake is open seven days a week with fishing allowed from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. on day passes or from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. on an evening pass. Each of these passes is $22. Seniors only pay $20, with a special $17 pass sold on Wednesdays. All of these passes have a five-fish limit. For kids 4 to 13, a three-fish pass is just $9. The once-monthly 24-hour passes remain just $60. These passes have a 15-fish limit. For Corona Lake fishing information, call 951-277-4489 or log on at www.fishinglakes.com